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by OO000oo 1061 days ago
Where to begin? The Criterion Collection pretty much exists to preserve and make such films available.
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Haven't they been botching a lot of color grading recently? I've heard they've fallen for the "it's on bluray so it needs to be tinted blue" meme.
Two recent Criterion releases that have got criticized for colour grading were the Wong Kar-Wai boxset, and the Kieślowski “Three Colours” 4K re-release. But the Wong Kar-Wai colour grading was the director’s own choice and simply handed over to Criterion, while crew on the Kieślowski pictures claim that the 4K re-release colour grading is more faithful to the original celluloid than the earlier Blu-Ray release.
What? That sounds so ridiculous, but I would not be a bit surprised.
Modern film colour palettes is why when I saw That Dress breaking the internet my first thought as "you're both wrong, it's teal and orange" and -lolsob-
The problem with Criterion is that they have no idea how to catalog things or like everyone else they make a Byzantine system for good engagement/enragement.

I believe media should be arranged by at least the following categories. Year Studio Director Genre Country of Origin

After that they can do whatever they want. I hope I"m wrong but I can't do this with iTunes, Netflix, HBO whatever, Criterion, TCM.

Criterion has newer films once they are released to the home market.

Also Criterion just edited "The French Connection" to make it more appropriate for viewers.

"more appropriate for viewers" is a funny euphemism for "censored"
I wanted to capture the absurdity that the original won 5 Academy awards but was dangerous or confusing to the subscribers of Criterion.
The Criterion Collection has new films? What I see on their site is only classics. Is there a list of newer movies?
Yes, they have new films under "premieres" and "20th century cinema".
I didn't realize the question was about newer films. My mistake.